Edward Ashe
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Edward Ashe was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1640 to 1652.
Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford
, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He acquired the manor of Halstead, Kent
.
In November 1640, Ashe was elected Member of Parliament
for Heytesbury
in the Long Parliament
.
Ashe died at the age of 47.
Ashe married Elizabeth Woodward, daughter of Christopher Woodward and had a family. His brother John
was MP for Westbury.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1640 to 1652.
Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford
Freshford
Freshford is a village and civil parish in the Avon valley south-east of Bath, in the county of Somerset, England. The parish has a population of 530...
, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He acquired the manor of Halstead, Kent
Halstead, Kent
Halstead is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located on the North Downs, 3 miles south of Orpington and 5 miles north of Sevenoaks....
.
In November 1640, Ashe was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Heytesbury
Heytesbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Heytesbury was a parliamentary borough in Wiltshire which elected two Members of Parliament. From 1449 until 1707 it was represented in the House of Commons of England, and then in the British House of Commons until 1832, when the borough was abolished by the Reform Act 1832.-History:The borough...
in the Long Parliament
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament was made on 3 November 1640, following the Bishops' Wars. It received its name from the fact that through an Act of Parliament, it could only be dissolved with the agreement of the members, and those members did not agree to its dissolution until after the English Civil War and...
.
Ashe died at the age of 47.
Ashe married Elizabeth Woodward, daughter of Christopher Woodward and had a family. His brother John
John Ashe (of Freshford)
John Ashe was an English clothier and politician who sat in the House of Commons ar various times between 1640 and 1656.Ashe was the son of James Ashe of Freshford, Somerset and his wife Grace Pitt, daughter of Richard Pitt of Melcombe Regis He entered the cloth trade and became on the "greatest...
was MP for Westbury.